Pas de Morgins (el. 1369 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the canton of Valais in Switzerland and France. It is located at the top of the Val de Morgins, which turns off the Val d'Illiez at Troistorrents.

Pas de Morgins
Pas de Morgins
Elevation1,369 m (4,491 ft)[1]
Traversed byRoad
LocationValais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, France
RangeAlps
Coordinates46°14′59″N 06°50′45″E / 46.24972°N 6.84583°E / 46.24972; 6.84583
Pas de Morgins is located in Alps
Pas de Morgins
Pas de Morgins
Location in the Alps

The road through the Val de Morgins is marked by a series of hairpin curves.

It connects Monthey and Abondance.

Tour de France

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Pas de Morgins has been used a total of eight times since its debut in the 1977 Tour de France. Seven times the climb was categorized and once the climb was uncategorized.[2]

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2022 9 1 Aigle Châtel Les Portes du Soleil   Bob Jungels (LUX)
1997 16 3 Morzine Fribourg   Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)
1988 11 1 Besançon Morzine   Ludo Peeters (BEL)
1985 11 1 Pontarlier Morzine-Avoriaz   Luis Herrera (COL)
1984 20 3 Morzine Crans-Montana   Theo de Rooij (NED)
1978 18 3 Morzine Lausanne   Mariano Martínez (FRA)
1977 15a 3 Thonon-les-Bains Morzine   Paul Wellens (BEL)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.
  2. ^ "Le Pas de Morgins dans le Tour de France". www.ledicodutour.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.